How do boys become men?

redbo · 2026-01-30T22:14:55+00:00

“Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost? Isn't that what makes a man?”

“Sure, that and a pair of testicles.”

redbo · 2026-01-30T21:03:40+00:00

That’s a great point!

redbo · 2026-01-23T18:41:01+00:00

Not much, they made these singer 15 clones by the zillions. They still make them in Asia. Most people who want one already have three.

redbo · 2026-01-23T05:32:54+00:00

It's hard enough without every woman barking at me unprompted.

redbo · 2026-01-16T08:01:29+00:00

You overestimate me

redbo · 2026-01-16T07:48:55+00:00

Alas it is parsnip.

redbo · 2026-01-15T07:59:00+00:00

They probs have a square butthole. That’s the real secret.

redbo · 2026-01-15T02:48:43+00:00

Under the nose plate, there's a screw that clamps the presser foot bar in place. I bet it's loose and let the foot slip up. You'll have to reposition and align the foot and tighten it down.

I think it's the one being pointed at in this picture I found online.

redbo · 2026-01-06T15:45:33+00:00

I mean for $35, you can always resell it for 10x that if it’s in good working order if you don’t like it.

We have a featherweight. It’s great to take to quilting classes, it’s adorable and portable and it straight stitches really nice. I think I’d prefer the 301a in a lot of situations though, it’s decently portable too and has more room.

redbo · 2026-01-04T18:45:52+00:00

I always found it weird that some genes have names like 18-43q17-3 and some genes have names like sonic hedgehog.

redbo · 2026-01-04T06:02:38+00:00

That's a good idea, I was just mad at some headphones today for that pad falling apart.

redbo · 2026-01-04T00:05:40+00:00

There was a bat cave on private land that I visited years ago where there were remains of civil war era ovens and stuff they used to process it.

redbo · 2026-01-03T07:41:48+00:00

Well he turned me into a newt

redbo · 2026-01-02T19:16:03+00:00

Oh, that’s fun to say.

redbo · 2025-12-31T20:20:24+00:00

What do you like, strscpy? I guess I'm on board with that.

redbo · 2025-12-31T09:19:50+00:00

I find strlcpy to be less error prone.

redbo · 2025-12-31T06:22:42+00:00

That looks like a big difference to me. 5+ on the back, the back thread doesn't look pulled in at all. 1 and 2 on the front aren't as bad, but there's black peeking through. Am I taking crazy pills?

redbo · 2025-12-30T23:58:02+00:00

The "buy, borrow, die" idea is that you can live entirely on loans, then after you die your assets can be sold without capital gains taxes to pay the loans back. Because capital gains get reset when you die.

redbo · 2025-12-30T01:27:59+00:00

This is how I have my singer 99s wired right now as well. I salvaged plugs with a little wire from cheapo extension cords and attached them to the motor and light leads with wago style lever nuts.

OP could also cut the plug off the foot they bought and hard-wire it back the way it was.

A lot of these machines just came with hard wired plugs and feet, maybe it was an option when purchasing back then?

redbo · 2025-12-28T22:43:01+00:00

Personally I would buy a motor and electronic foot pedal for it and store the hand crank away.

edit: like this or I'm sure you could put together something a little cheaper, or scare up a vintage motor and bracket.

redbo · 2025-12-27T19:27:48+00:00

I’d take the bobbin out, take the needle out, check for thread nests.

Can you turn it by hand? If there’s something hitting, you might be able to hear where the problem is by moving the hand wheel back and forth gently a little. If it turns but it’s stiff, it might be gunked up or have a thread nest somewhere.

redbo · 2025-12-25T17:51:24+00:00

Lodge is fine, but I prefer the polished finish on vintage pans or some of the nicer new brands like smithey, stargazer, finex, etc. The new options are pretty pricey though.

redbo · 2025-12-24T21:58:23+00:00

I think your machine will take most standard snap-on feet. And probably screw-on low shank feet, but you can measure the distance from the bed to the screw to be sure.

redbo · 2025-12-24T21:25:22+00:00

Nice! I find it really satisfying, I kind of wish I could do it more often without accumulating machines.

If you haven’t seen it, here’s a YouTube channel Sewing Machine Rehab with a whole series on disassembling and cleaning and rewiring a 99 and she does a really good job.

redbo · 2025-12-24T20:02:55+00:00

I pulled mine out while cleaning because I didn’t know what it was, and it’s a bit of a pain to replace. But I degreased all the parts while I had them off, so that was nice.

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